1 Chronicles 21:21

1 Chronicles 21:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.
• New International Version (NIV)Then David approached, and when Araunah looked and saw him, he left the threshing floor and bowed down before David with his face to the ground.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David and went out from the threshing floor and paid homage to David with his face to the ground.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So David came to Ornan, and Ornan looked and saw David. And he went out from the threshing floor, and bowed before David with his face to the ground.

Context of 1 Chronicles 21:21

19David went as Gad had told him in the Lord’s name. 20Now, Ornan had turned around and seen the Messenger. Ornan’s four sons who were with him hid, but Ornan kept on threshing the wheat. When David arrived, Ornan looked up and saw him. So he left the threshing floor and bowed down with his face touching the ground in front of David. 22David said to Ornan, “Let me have the land this threshing floor is on. I’ll build an altar for the Lord on it. Sell it to me for the full price. Then the plague on the people will stop.” 23Ornan said to David, “Take it, Your Majesty, and do whatever you think is right. I’ll give you oxen for the burnt offering, threshers for firewood, and wheat for the grain offering. I’ll give you everything.”

1 Chronicles 21:21 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֥א דָוִ֖יד עַד־אָרְנָ֑ן וַיַּבֵּ֤ט אָרְנָן֙ וַיַּ֣רְא אֶת־דָּוִ֔יד וַיֵּצֵא֙ מִן־הַגֹּ֔רֶן וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ לְדָוִ֛יד אַפַּ֖יִם אָֽרְצָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And as Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Ornanאׇרְנָן'ornân · OrnanH771
• lookedנָבַטnâbaţ · to lookH5027
• and sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• of the threshingfloorגֹּ֫רֶןgôren · threshing floorH1637
• and bowedשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• faceאַף'aph · faceH639
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 21:21

• 1 Samuel 25:23When Abigail saw David, she quickly got down from her donkey. She immediately bowed down in front of David with her face touching the ground.
• 2 Samuel 24:18That day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go, set up an altar for the Lord at Araunah the Jebusite’s threshing floor.”

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21:21

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30This account of the census is similar to 2 Samuel 24:1–25 but focuses on different aspects. The Chronicler’s version sets the stage for dedicating the altar and preparing to build the temple (1 Chronicles 22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2120-21. Ornan was threshing wheat--If the census was entered upon in autumn, the beginning of the civil year, the nine and a half months it occupied would end at wheat harvest. The common way of threshing corn is by spreading it out on a high level area, and driving backwards and forwards upon it two oxen harnessed to a clumsy sledge with three rollers and some sharp spikes. The driver sits on his knees on the box, while another person is employed in…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 21:21

• Araunah
• Miracles
• Ornan

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings